Romeo & Mom
@breadbaker.bsky.social
Romeo’s servant. Queer, atheist/anti-thiest, retired, excessive reader.
I bake bread to quiet the roar of reality; crochet to feel the rhythm of creation.
Masks/respirators save lives. COVID isn’t gone!
No religion, porn, DMs, or GFMs from randos
I bake bread to quiet the roar of reality; crochet to feel the rhythm of creation.
Masks/respirators save lives. COVID isn’t gone!
No religion, porn, DMs, or GFMs from randos
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Romeo & Mom
@breadbaker.bsky.social
· Nov 15
*gestures broadly* is a bit too much sometimes, so here is my beautiful, sweet Romeo and the yard I had to leave behind when I moved.
@hassan.senate.gov Traitor and a fool. That’s how you will be remembered. You gave up our only leverage to the Evil Bastards in the Trump Regime. Shame on you!
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
@hassan.senate.gov Traitor and a fool. That’s how you will be remembered. You gave up our only leverage to the Evil Bastards in the Trump Regime. Shame on you!
@shaheen.senate.gov Traitor and a fool, that’s how you will be remembered.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@shaheen.senate.gov Traitor and a fool, that’s how you will be remembered.
@kaine.senate.gov Traitor and a fool. That’s how you’ll be remembered.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
@kaine.senate.gov Traitor and a fool. That’s how you’ll be remembered.
I’m furious with the Senate Dems. F U R I O U S ! ! ! I’ve been a Democrat all my life & voted in every election since I was of legal age to do so. I cannot continue to hold any hope for that $corrupted$ party. “Fix it next election” is stupid & delusional. We need a new party, stat! FFS!
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’m furious with the Senate Dems. F U R I O U S ! ! ! I’ve been a Democrat all my life & voted in every election since I was of legal age to do so. I cannot continue to hold any hope for that $corrupted$ party. “Fix it next election” is stupid & delusional. We need a new party, stat! FFS!
I enjoy Paint By Number projects. Used to make them as a child, when the canvas was pre-mounted on stiff board. They were pretty small, but I loved the process & made some cool pics. Ordered 3 new projects & started one this week. So much fun! Can’t wait to see it finished (Do NOT judge me! LOL)
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I enjoy Paint By Number projects. Used to make them as a child, when the canvas was pre-mounted on stiff board. They were pretty small, but I loved the process & made some cool pics. Ordered 3 new projects & started one this week. So much fun! Can’t wait to see it finished (Do NOT judge me! LOL)
Shout out to all the great therapists! I’m struggling with issues related to 2 friends, which seemed to be polar opposites to me. After listening, she (C) pointed out they are the same issue; respect & boundaries, a recurring theme in my life. Truly helpful & illuminating! Thx, C! #TherapyWorks
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Shout out to all the great therapists! I’m struggling with issues related to 2 friends, which seemed to be polar opposites to me. After listening, she (C) pointed out they are the same issue; respect & boundaries, a recurring theme in my life. Truly helpful & illuminating! Thx, C! #TherapyWorks
@schumer.senate.gov Please, I beg of you, do not cave!! Yes, the shutdown sucks in many, many ways. But it is literally our only power in DC right now. Hold the line for SNAP Funding and ACA subsidies!
Do not cave! Hold the line on the shut down until SNAP and ACA Subsidies are restored in full!!!
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
@schumer.senate.gov Please, I beg of you, do not cave!! Yes, the shutdown sucks in many, many ways. But it is literally our only power in DC right now. Hold the line for SNAP Funding and ACA subsidies!
Can anyone tell me why we “need” Congressional/Senate “districts” within any given State? Why can’t our elected officials represent the entire state? We already know many are not really representing their constituents, so why pretend? A whole-State method would solve gerrymandering all at once.
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Can anyone tell me why we “need” Congressional/Senate “districts” within any given State? Why can’t our elected officials represent the entire state? We already know many are not really representing their constituents, so why pretend? A whole-State method would solve gerrymandering all at once.
Neighbor across the street never brings in their rubbish cans. They just leave ‘em where it’s harder for me to exit my driveway. Annoying, but whatevs… yesterday, after seeing we’re about to get hit with an atmospheric river, I closed the lids of their cans for ‘em. Cuz I’m a grown up. Please clap.
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Neighbor across the street never brings in their rubbish cans. They just leave ‘em where it’s harder for me to exit my driveway. Annoying, but whatevs… yesterday, after seeing we’re about to get hit with an atmospheric river, I closed the lids of their cans for ‘em. Cuz I’m a grown up. Please clap.
Overheard at the grocery store checkout: “So, if I donate $25 to the food bank, and the government restores Food Stamps, do I get my $25 back?”
To the clerk’s credit, he said “If you need that $25, you should keep it.”
[demo of Reason #95 of Why I Stay Home So Much]
To the clerk’s credit, he said “If you need that $25, you should keep it.”
[demo of Reason #95 of Why I Stay Home So Much]
November 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Overheard at the grocery store checkout: “So, if I donate $25 to the food bank, and the government restores Food Stamps, do I get my $25 back?”
To the clerk’s credit, he said “If you need that $25, you should keep it.”
[demo of Reason #95 of Why I Stay Home So Much]
To the clerk’s credit, he said “If you need that $25, you should keep it.”
[demo of Reason #95 of Why I Stay Home So Much]
So, about the Facebook Privacy Class Action lawsuit settlement: finally got my official pre-paid card w/amount… it’s a whopping $31.63. FB made millions/billions(?) selling our data and we get peanuts. Gosh, I might be able to 1/4 of a tank of gasoline! How lucky am I? (Rant: I detest virtual cards)
October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
So, about the Facebook Privacy Class Action lawsuit settlement: finally got my official pre-paid card w/amount… it’s a whopping $31.63. FB made millions/billions(?) selling our data and we get peanuts. Gosh, I might be able to 1/4 of a tank of gasoline! How lucky am I? (Rant: I detest virtual cards)
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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I dedicate dis #TongueOutTuesday supa model pic...
To da Haters
To da Insulters,
To da ones who can't wait to ruin someone's day!
To da Trolls
To da Bullies,
To da Meanies of da world!
Yoo can never steal da Wuv in my 💓
or da Joy in my soul!😋
REPOST💓🐶
#DogsofBlueSky #ZSHQ #LoveWins #petsofbluesky
To da Haters
To da Insulters,
To da ones who can't wait to ruin someone's day!
To da Trolls
To da Bullies,
To da Meanies of da world!
Yoo can never steal da Wuv in my 💓
or da Joy in my soul!😋
REPOST💓🐶
#DogsofBlueSky #ZSHQ #LoveWins #petsofbluesky
October 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I dedicate dis #TongueOutTuesday supa model pic...
To da Haters
To da Insulters,
To da ones who can't wait to ruin someone's day!
To da Trolls
To da Bullies,
To da Meanies of da world!
Yoo can never steal da Wuv in my 💓
or da Joy in my soul!😋
REPOST💓🐶
#DogsofBlueSky #ZSHQ #LoveWins #petsofbluesky
To da Haters
To da Insulters,
To da ones who can't wait to ruin someone's day!
To da Trolls
To da Bullies,
To da Meanies of da world!
Yoo can never steal da Wuv in my 💓
or da Joy in my soul!😋
REPOST💓🐶
#DogsofBlueSky #ZSHQ #LoveWins #petsofbluesky
FFS people, can “we” PLEASE stop calling Health Insurance “Health Care?” While directly related, those two things are NOT the same. No one (except perhaps members of congress,) actually HAS health care in the USA. We are tools in a profit-based system that doesn’t care if we live or die. #health
October 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
FFS people, can “we” PLEASE stop calling Health Insurance “Health Care?” While directly related, those two things are NOT the same. No one (except perhaps members of congress,) actually HAS health care in the USA. We are tools in a profit-based system that doesn’t care if we live or die. #health
Vetting Followers: another “winner” in the falsified identity game: (seriously folks, reverse-image search is your friend and doesn’t take a lot of time.)
October 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Vetting Followers: another “winner” in the falsified identity game: (seriously folks, reverse-image search is your friend and doesn’t take a lot of time.)
BTW, neither of us meant this in a doomerism way. We meant that whatever we have afterwards, in terms of a nation, will be something else entirely. Possibly difficult/bad, possibly arcing towards improvement. A lot depends on the next few months & will take years to re-stabilize.
Chatting with my health care provider during an appointment, I said “if we ever get a sane-ish nation back,…”. Her reply? “It’s not coming back, not in our lifetimes, not like we wish it were or want it to be.” Chilling, but true. (We are both in our mid-60s.)
October 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BTW, neither of us meant this in a doomerism way. We meant that whatever we have afterwards, in terms of a nation, will be something else entirely. Possibly difficult/bad, possibly arcing towards improvement. A lot depends on the next few months & will take years to re-stabilize.
Vetting followers: a few weeks ago, I started using G’s Image Search for any new “follower” that included anything resembling a personal image. So far, almost every one has come up as a data-mined image with no relationship to any specific person. E.g. (see image & search results)
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Vetting followers: a few weeks ago, I started using G’s Image Search for any new “follower” that included anything resembling a personal image. So far, almost every one has come up as a data-mined image with no relationship to any specific person. E.g. (see image & search results)
Why are BlueSky users forced to mute/block “followers” we do not want to be associated with? Blocks show up in a way that gets us targeted for “Lists” & diss campaigns?
Why can’t we simply “accept or decline follower”, keep that info private for safety, & carry on?
Why can’t we simply “accept or decline follower”, keep that info private for safety, & carry on?
October 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Why are BlueSky users forced to mute/block “followers” we do not want to be associated with? Blocks show up in a way that gets us targeted for “Lists” & diss campaigns?
Why can’t we simply “accept or decline follower”, keep that info private for safety, & carry on?
Why can’t we simply “accept or decline follower”, keep that info private for safety, & carry on?
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BlackRock will buy AES, one of the largest publicly traded utility companies in the U.S.
AES is a major power provider for Big Tech companies building out data centers.
Yes: while these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.
AES is a major power provider for Big Tech companies building out data centers.
Yes: while these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.
October 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
BlackRock will buy AES, one of the largest publicly traded utility companies in the U.S.
AES is a major power provider for Big Tech companies building out data centers.
Yes: while these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.
AES is a major power provider for Big Tech companies building out data centers.
Yes: while these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.
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I hear that one of my "jobs" around here is to help cats who don't have amazing homes like me, yet. My friends at @loudouncats.bsky.social could use some food and training pads. Can you help them? It will put a smile on my face.
www.chewy.com/g/loudoun-co...
www.chewy.com/g/loudoun-co...
October 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I hear that one of my "jobs" around here is to help cats who don't have amazing homes like me, yet. My friends at @loudouncats.bsky.social could use some food and training pads. Can you help them? It will put a smile on my face.
www.chewy.com/g/loudoun-co...
www.chewy.com/g/loudoun-co...
Heads Up to newsy folks: the loss of ACA subsidies aren’t about losing health care. They are about Losing Health Insurance, which is a totally different thing. Even with Health Insurance, one has NO guarantee of receiving Health CARE in the USA. (Ask any disabled person if you want to learn more.)
October 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Heads Up to newsy folks: the loss of ACA subsidies aren’t about losing health care. They are about Losing Health Insurance, which is a totally different thing. Even with Health Insurance, one has NO guarantee of receiving Health CARE in the USA. (Ask any disabled person if you want to learn more.)
Now that SimCityBuildIt is being sold to F*ckFace Kushner & The Saudis, along with all EA titles, I’m deleting the game & city I’ve been building since 2014. IT was a peaceful, resource-management game that I enjoyed.
Anyone have any replacement suggestions? (NO war games/shooting anyone or thing)
Anyone have any replacement suggestions? (NO war games/shooting anyone or thing)
October 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Now that SimCityBuildIt is being sold to F*ckFace Kushner & The Saudis, along with all EA titles, I’m deleting the game & city I’ve been building since 2014. IT was a peaceful, resource-management game that I enjoyed.
Anyone have any replacement suggestions? (NO war games/shooting anyone or thing)
Anyone have any replacement suggestions? (NO war games/shooting anyone or thing)
If you’re a Horror Film enthusiast, this post is not for you.
I do not enjoy horror films at all. In fact, I can think of only a few that were spoofs or comedies that are even mildly appealing.
Context: I had brothers who used me as their torture victim and a (long-ago-ex) husband who /1
I do not enjoy horror films at all. In fact, I can think of only a few that were spoofs or comedies that are even mildly appealing.
Context: I had brothers who used me as their torture victim and a (long-ago-ex) husband who /1
October 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you’re a Horror Film enthusiast, this post is not for you.
I do not enjoy horror films at all. In fact, I can think of only a few that were spoofs or comedies that are even mildly appealing.
Context: I had brothers who used me as their torture victim and a (long-ago-ex) husband who /1
I do not enjoy horror films at all. In fact, I can think of only a few that were spoofs or comedies that are even mildly appealing.
Context: I had brothers who used me as their torture victim and a (long-ago-ex) husband who /1
The pre-check-in questionnaire at the clinic hits different this year. They use MyCh*rt, which has documented data security failures. Plus, I don’t trust the massive surveillance system “our” government has built, especially in the hands of said government. The Privacy Notice doesn’t reassure either
September 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The pre-check-in questionnaire at the clinic hits different this year. They use MyCh*rt, which has documented data security failures. Plus, I don’t trust the massive surveillance system “our” government has built, especially in the hands of said government. The Privacy Notice doesn’t reassure either